The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-01
The Grand Commission Ar
rived at Washing
ton Yesterday.
Visits the " hitChOu>C and shakes
Hands win The President
Fakes the Oath.
RcCCiI Cr sheldon. OF the u. Ap,
Gives Ills Views on
Interstate commerce.
Thc Commission.

Thc Commission.
NEW ORLEANS, March ST. Gov
sheldon, one of tho receivers of tho
Texas and Pacific railroad, after an
scncc OF two weeks. returned TO the
city on "Wednesday night llo re-
ported business booming all along
the liuc. Regarding the recent meet
ing at Chicago of railroad rcprcscn-
tatlvcs west OF Chicago,
GOV. SHELDON SAID:
"As far ~ know all railroad man
ayers intend to carry ont tho inter
state commotcc bil in good faith.
There IL some difference of opinion as
To the requirements OF the law, but
on full discussion there was u sub
,tGntial concurrence as TO the future
course OF action by the AtchisoD.
Iopekaand Santa lc, Burlington and
Missouri. Denver and rio Grandc
(wostorn), Missouri Pacific, Texas
Pacific and the Mon Pacific, aud on
the part OF the several lines leading
from Chicago TO Kansas City and 81.
Louis.
ESSENTIAL rRGNCIrLEs.
The essential principles OF tho law
are that there shall be no unjust and
unreasonable charges; no discrimina-
ton against places orpcrsons in favor
of others; that there shall not be any
pooling of earnings between com
potitivc lines; and that less shall not
be charged for II longer than for
shorter haul, when the circumstances
and conditions are substantially sim
liar.
CONCURRENCE.
There was uthorough concurrence
in the cV"rc cl.i0i ot Il purpose 60
iully carry cat iur,o principles The
question as to when circumstances
and conditions are substantially sim.
ilur is Que upon which there is aud
Will continue 10 be II great COntrariGty
of opinion.
NGpTy lMrOssTELE
II will bo difficult for the commits
sion or the Courtsto prescribe any
rule which Will apply to the great
variety of dlilcrcnt circumstances
and conditions which exist aud which
Will continue TO exist. IL il my Opin-
ION that on this point the commission
and courts will have more labor and
trouble than upon all others. The
field is vast one, and so far ~ tho
Texas and Pacific il concerned Hll
reasonable doubts ~ to tho proper
construction OF the law viii be re
solved against the ROAD. The idea OF
congress WAS to place all people on
the level OF equality and we intend
to carry out that idea, believing that
tho true interest OF railroad IL to
promote the interests Oi the people
who patrOnilo il.
TIE PENALTIES.
The penalties Of the law are quito
severe, especially reinforced in Arig-
id ana uncharitabIe manner. The rc-
cciVcrs OF tho Texas und Pacific do
not intend to have the penalty. inllict-
ed upon them nor upon any Of their
-ubordinatcs through any strained
construction OF the statue. have
given the net IA thorough study have
written u fan and elaborate opinion ~
TO what our dutiesaru under the law
which ha- been placed iu the hands OF
our traIlc mnnagers.
KEGARpiNG THE PERSONNEL,
Regarding the commission Just ap-
pointed by the president Gov Shell
don said;
Il only know COT Morrison, OF
Illinois, personally served in con-
grcss wlth him and consider him an
honest mAn and certainly an agree
able gentleman. How much business
ku0wldgo aud experience lac has
cannot say.
Judge Cooley, of Michigan, is q
man OF standing as u law writer ana
Judge.
only know of Mr. Schoonmakcr,
ot New York ~ an active politician,
prominent lawyer and attOrl ey-8ch-
oral Of that stato.
MIR. Walker OF Vermont, ! never
heard Of before bis appointment
Gcn Bragg OF Alanumn, ls reputel
to 1c ~ man Of ability and Integrity
aud has considerable experience IN
railroad matters
To execute the law properly re-
uuircs legal and business ablllty
Cen. Bragg seems 10 have had moro
cXLerieucr than pll tho members, al
though Judge Cooley has for lew
months been receiver of the wabash
railway. oas, OF the Mississippi RIVER
ItIsto 10 hoped that the commits
sion il u good one on all accounts,
meaning on account Of the huslhess
of The country and the railroads.
II there Is no captious spirit on tho
part ui the commission on rhllrohus
do not SEQ why business may not
run smoothly" Am
In speaking of the effect OF the bill